Discovery BoxEzekiel 8:14 
Context8:14 Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the Lord’s house. I noticed 1 women sitting there weeping for Tammuz. 2
Ezekiel 23:10
Context23:10 They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and killed her with the sword. She became notorious 3 among women, and they executed judgments against her.
Ezekiel 23:44
Context23:44 They had sex with her 4 as one does with a prostitute. In this way they had sex with Oholah and Oholibah, promiscuous women.
Ezekiel 23:48
Context23:48 I will put an end to the obscene conduct in the land; all the women will learn a lesson from this and not engage in obscene conduct.
1 tn Given the context this could be understood as a shock, e.g., idiomatically “Good grief! I saw….”
2 sn The worship of Tammuz included the observation of the annual death and descent into the netherworld of the god Dumuzi. The practice was observed by women in the ancient Near East over a period of centuries.
3 tn Heb “name.”
4 tn Heb “and they came to her.”
